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  • Orlando Health Hosts Alzheimer’s Walk For Residents & Family

    Residents of the facility’s memory care unit joined loved ones, team members and community supporters as they walked and wheeled around the planned parade route just outside the facility’s front door. The nearly 70 participants wore t-shirts bearing the purple ribbon symbolizing Alzheimer’s awareness and carried purple pinwheels bearing the names of loved ones suffering from the disease.

  • Mom reunites with newborn after 85-day hospital stay to overcome COVID-19

    Orlando, Fla. (October 29, 2021) – At a near full term pregnancy, Paola Gambini, began her 85-day hospital stay when difficulty breathing from COVID-19 led to an emergency C-section. The newborn was delivered at Orlando Health Winne Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. Due to the severity of her condition, Paola was soon transferred to Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center for the duration of her care. The 32-year-old mom is now reunited at home with her baby and family.

  • Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Welcomes Cardiology Surgeons John Brock, MD and Dennis Cassidy, MD to the Team

    St. Petersburg, FL – (October 22, 2021) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg recently announced Board Certified cardiothoracic surgeon John C. Brock, MD, F.A.C.S. and award winning cardiologist Dennis M. Cassidy, MD, as the newest additions to the hospital’s growing staff. The two doctors will join the cardiology department at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg.

  • After Delivery, New Mom Struggles To Walk, Care for Baby

    First-time mother Martine Holden did her best to prepare for the birth of her daughter: She read all the suggested books, took the recommended classes and created a delivery plan that included her obstetrician and a doula team.

  • Surgeon J. Ryan Williams, MD to Lead Colorectal Surgery Practice at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg, FL – (October 22, 2021) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg announced J. Ryan Williams, MD, will serve as director for Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Medical Group’s new Colorectal Surgery Department. This new service line will work with patients seeking support with colon and rectal related issues. Prior to this new role, Dr. Williams served as the vice chief of surgery for Bayfront Health St. Petersburg since 2020.

  • Knee Replacement Surgery Makes Trip to Italy Possible

    I have always really enjoyed being physically active. I used to play racquetball, water ski, snow ski, snowboard. But over time, I couldn’t enjoy those activities anymore because it was just too much for my knee. When it got to the point where I would have to sit out for two days afterward because of the pain, it just wasn’t worth it. I kept lowering the level of my activities.

  • I Can Walk Wherever I Want and Stand for Long Periods

    They had me practice walking on uneven surfaces in the on-site garden, going up and down stairs with a walker, and doing domestic activities like putting dishes away in a staged kitchen that is part of the rehab program facilities. I thought it would take two weeks before I was ready to return home, but it took me just one week because they had prepared me so well. 

  • Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center reaches 200th stroke-prevention device implant for heart patients

    Photo credit: Janine Moore-Starling, BSN, RN, CCRN | Orlando Health Health & Vascular Institute

  • Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Celebrates National Food Truck Day And Supports Local Community Organization

    St. Petersburg, FL – (June 24, 2021) – The Deuces Live, Inc., one of St. Petersburg’s most legendary historic Black neighborhoods, is coming to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. This six-month partnership between The Deuces Live, Inc. and Bayfront Health St. Petersburg will launch on National Food Truck Day, Friday, June 25, and then move to Tuesdays and Thursdays thereafter.  

  • Scripts Pharmacy at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Now Open

    St. Petersburg, FL (February 22, 2021) –Today, hospital leaders and team members cut the ribbon to officially open Scripts Pharmacy at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg.